Proverbs 17:8-11

New International Version - UK

⁸ A bribe is seen as a charm by the one who gives it;
    they think success will come at every turn.

⁹ Whoever would foster love covers over an offence,
    but whoever repeats the matter separates close friends.

¹⁰ A rebuke impresses a discerning person
    more than a hundred lashes a fool.

¹¹ Evildoers foster rebellion against God;
    the messenger of death will be sent against them.